Steering column bracket
US7320290B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 11, 2006 |
| Grant date | Jan 22, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 11, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB62D25/145
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The present invention provides a steering column bracket 1 including a receiving main body 12 put to the deck cross member 2 from below and a sling plate 11 straddling the deck cross member 2 from above to be spanned over the receiving main body 2. The receiving main body 12 is formed into a sectionally groove shape by integrally coupling respective lower edges of a symmetric pair of abutting plate portions 122, 122 and a mounting plate portion 121. The mounting plate portion 121 provides a mounting portion for the steering column. Each abutting plate portion 122 is formed in a shape of twin peaks that comprises a notch edge 1221 located between the twin peaks and shaped along a sectional shape of the deck cross member 2, a front inclined edge 1222, a rear inclined edge 1224 aligning with tangents L,L to the deck cross member 2.
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